My favorite fiction of the decade
I read a lot of books this decade, more than I ever had in any previous decade. Despite being a voracious reader, I’m disappointed not to have read a lot more. I haven’t gotten around yet to so many great books. Nevertheless, I think I’ve read enough of them over the past 10 years to offer a decent list of my favorites.
Here, in no particular order, is my favorite fiction published from 2000-2009.
– Empire Falls, Richard Russo
– John Henry Days, Colson Whitehead
– Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling
– Drop City, T.C. Boyle
– The Known World, Edward P. Jones
– Atonement, Ian McEwan
– Snow, Orhan Pamuk
– The Road, Cormac McCarthy
– Citizen Vince, Jess Walter
– The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz
– The Motel Life, Willy Vlautin
– The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Michael Chabon
– Inherent Vice, Thomas Pynchon
– The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafon
– Dangerous Laughter, Steven Millhauser
– True North, Jim Harrison
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